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Synonyms for distortion

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-stawr-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstɔr ʃən

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Définition of distortion

Origin :
  • 1580s, "action of distorting," from Latin distortionem (nominative distortio), noun of action from past participle stem of distorquere (see distort). Figurative use (of words, etc.) from 1640s.
  • noun deformity; falsification
Example sentences :
  • Watch and remodel details if any distortion attends the drying process.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
  • This distortion of the story is true to the traditions of legend-making.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
  • It results in impoverishment and distortion and subsequent deficiency.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • To feel for others what they do not feel for themselves is a distortion of sympathy which often afflicts me.
  • Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
  • It was the ready exemplar of American distortion and absurdity in the domain of Art.
  • Extract from : « Glances at Europe » by Horace Greeley
  • He had been killed outright, and there was no distortion of feature.
  • Extract from : « The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 » by Basil L. Gildersleeve
  • Men like you are so twisted and distorted in mind that they cannot recognise their own distortion.
  • Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • Is this strange necessity of doing that which I object to, a distortion of my brain?
  • Extract from : « My Ten Years' Imprisonment » by Silvio Pellico
  • Like ancient maps made to satisfy a conqueror, they amuse by their distortion.
  • Extract from : « A Color Notation » by Albert H. Munsell
  • The weight prevents the shrivelling and distortion of the plants.
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study » by Ontario Ministry of Education

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